Obituary: Wayne Osmond, musician
Obituary: Wayne Osmond, musician
Wayne Osmond was a founding member of the million-selling family act The Osmonds, who brought lead guitar, vocals and occasionally drums to the ensemble.
Obituary: David Lodge, writer
Obituary: David Lodge, writer
Witty and prolific British novelist and critic David Lodge gently satirised academia, religion and even his own loss of hearing in such highly praised narratives as the Booker Prize finalists ...
Rowdy thoughtfulness nailed down
Rowdy thoughtfulness nailed down
This famously full-throttle band has been making music since the members were children — so audiences can be confident that Sydney hard rockers C.O.F.F.I.N will be a well-oiled machine for their...
Streaming their own mix
Streaming their own mix
Alien Weaponry’s new music is many layered, bassist Tūranga Morgan-Edmonds explains.
Ape’s retrograde escapade makes for great update
Ape’s retrograde escapade makes for great update
You know, it’s just occurred to me that the only Donkey Kong game I’ve actually played has been the original arcade version.
Returning to the scene of the crime
Returning to the scene of the crime
In 2018, Christian Gudegast directed Den of Thieves, an action heist movie much in the vein of Michael Mann’s 1995 classic Heat melded with an energetic Ocean’s plot: an aggressively masculine retelling of the former combined with a sleazier version of the latter’s narrative.
ODT quiz: February 17
ODT quiz: February 17
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ODT quiz: February 16
ODT quiz: February 16
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ODT quiz: February 15
ODT quiz: February 15
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ODT quiz: February 14
ODT quiz: February 14
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ODT quiz: February 13
ODT quiz: February 13
Test your local and general knowledge by taking the Otago Daily Times quiz for Thursday, February 13.
ODT quiz: February 12
ODT quiz: February 12
Test your local and general knowledge by taking the Otago Daily Times quiz for Wednesday, February 12.
ODT quiz: February 11
ODT quiz: February 11
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Art seen: February 6
Art seen: February 6
An anonymous cottage stands on a clifftop, windows overlooking the crashing sea below.
Sister and brother jazz act
Sister and brother jazz act
Music has proved to be an important outlet for flautist Rachelle Eastwood as she processes her grief at losing three grandparents reasonably close together.
Beyonce takes top honour at Grammys
Beyonce takes top honour at Grammys
Beyonce has scored the top prize at music's Grammy Awards, taking album of the year for the first time in her career with her country record "Cowboy Carter".
A lusty contemplation of power
A lusty contemplation of power
An impressively tasteful film about lascivious desire.
Spotlight on the dying days
Spotlight on the dying days
In Maria, Angelina Jolie’s fully embodies the idea of the artist as insecure diva.
Obituary: Marshall Brickman, screenwriter
Obituary: Marshall Brickman, screenwriter
Woody Allen’s key collaborator, Marshall Brickman, won an Oscar for Annie Hall and also collaborated with the US film-maker on Sleeper, Manhattan and Manhattan Murder...
Obituary: Jim Abrahams, film-maker
Obituary: Jim Abrahams, film-maker
Jim Abrahams’ movies would make few art house critics’ best-of-all-time lists, but they did make people laugh.